Recording software

Bruce Griffin · Post by **Bruce Griffin** » 2 Feb 2002 2:09 pm

Looking at different software recording programs, Cubase, Cool Edit, etc. Is one becoming more of a dominant player in small type studios or project studios? Everyone seems to be gravitating that way; several of my contacts have said their ADATs just sit now. Appreciate sharing your experiences. Thanks, Bruce.

John Lacey · Post by **John Lacey** » 3 Feb 2002 7:19 am

Cubase is really big around here (Calgary). I personally use Band in a Box cause I'm too lazy to sequence from scratch.

George Wixon · Post by **George Wixon** » 3 Feb 2002 8:32 am

I've been using Band In A Box for the backup and then using PowerTracks Pro Audio 7.0 for doing the recording. Both can be purchased from PG Music. PowerTracks allows you to record up to 48 tracks (way more than I'll ever need).

David Spires · Post by **David Spires** » 4 Feb 2002 6:35 am

I have always enjoyed Cakewalk products. I just find that they are the easiest to learn to use, and have the best user's newsgroup I have ever seen.

I am currently using their SONAR 1.3.1. It has many of the featues that I lusted after in Cubase. One thing you will need to have for any of these programs is a solid computer. The other thing is a decent audio card (steer clear of SoundBlaster): like ones from M-Audio, Echo, etc.

Go to www.cakewalk.com for the SONAR demo. If you only need a few tracks, 16 bit, etc - Home Studio might be a more cost effective version for you to try.

Good luck,

David Spires

Michael Brebes · Post by **Michael Brebes** » 4 Feb 2002 7:59 am

I'm a Cubase VST user, but on Digidesign's website you can download a free version of ProTools for Mac or PC, which supports MIDI and 8 channels of audio. Not bad for free.